Jurassic-Era Insect Found Outside A Walmart
Everyone knows that Walmart is a place where you never know what you’ll see, but a zoologist saw something stranger than anyone ever has on a trip to the store…a…
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Everyone knows that Walmart is a place where you never know what you’ll see, but a zoologist saw something stranger than anyone ever has on a trip to the store…a Jurassic-era insect thought to be gone from eastern North America for 50 years.
This is insane! I can't even imagine coming into contact with this critter because I freak out if I find a lizard or cockroach in my bathroom! Now, this insect doesn't look that scary, but just knowing it is from the Jurassic period has me freaked out. I mean, this thing was around with the dinosaurs.
According to the Daily Mail, a student in his class identified the insect, which Professor Michael Skvalra took with him from the Walmart in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as a giant lacewing, which was confirmed with molecular DNA analysis. Scientists think there may be a colony of the insect living in the Ozark Mountains.
It's actually kinda cool! I hope they find them.
Source: Daily Mail
